M. A. Jinnah: Confidential Brief on the Lahore Resolution and Early Correspondence

Sub title : Geopolitical Planning for Pakistan and Contemporary Documents

Subject: Pakistan Movement | Lahore Resolution | Territorial Planning | Muslim League

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 191 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27456

Keyword: Lahore Resolution 1940 — Pakistan Territoriality | Ambala Division, Muslim Majority Provinces — Gilgit Agency | All India Muslim Students Federation — Muslim Chamber of Commerce | Jinnah Correspondence and Constitutional Demands.

Abstract: This collection contains a confidential brief that lays out the demographic and strategic arguments for creating Pakistan based on the Lahore Resolution, notably proposing the exclusion of Ambala Division. It is supplemented by various contemporary documents, including telegrams, commercial policy letters, and personal correspondence, providing insight into the political and administrative concerns of the era.

Description: This file offers a glimpse into the archival records of M.A. Jinnah. The most significant document is a confidential brief that operationalizes the Lahore Resolution, using census data to argue for a territorially viable Pakistani state and proposing the exclusion of Ambala Division to strengthen the Muslim majority in Punjab. This core political document is accompanied by a variety of other papers, such as invitations, policy recommendations on income tax, and organizational letters, which together illustrate the wide range of issues demanding Jinnah's attention and the practical steps taken towards the realization of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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